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One Homeowner Recompensed but Fight Continues Over Waverley CIL Charges
By Chris Caulfield local democracy reporter and Guildford Dragon reporters A homeowner who faced the threat of court action, heavy fines and even imprisonment over planning fees charged by Waverley…
Waverley Councillor Proposes CIL Dispute Solution
By Chris Caulfield local democracy reporter Homeowners devastated by bombshell planning taxes that left some facing possible imprisonment should have their charges covered by the “colossal” interest the council collected…
Waverley’s Lib Dem Council Leader In Line to Lead New West Surrey Council
By Martin Giles Paul Follows has been elected as the leader of the West Surrey Shadow Council and is expected to be confirmed as council leader at the council’s inaugural…
Waverley Candidates for West Surrey Council
By Chris Caulfield local democracy reporter In less than a month voters head to the polls in a landmark Surrey election. On Thursday, May 7, for the first time in…
Farnham Residents Councillors Quit Waverley Coalition
The Liberal Democrats are now running Waverley Borough Council as a minority administration following the withdrawal of the Farnham Residents Group from its coalition with the Lib Dems. Tensions over…
Opinion: Why We Need an Independent Investigation of CIL at Waverley
By Cllr Jane Austin leader of the Conservative Group at Waverley Borough Council One year on and Waverley’s CIL scandal continues. Not one victim has been refunded under Waverley’s review…
Waverley Council Agrees to an Independent Review of Its CIL Practices
By Chris Caulfield local democracy reporter Waverley Borough Council’s role in the punishing planning charges that left homeowners facing ruinous debt, suffer nervous breakdowns, or forced to sell their homes,…
Letter: Waverley Council Should Keep Its Word
From Steve Dally member of the campaign group Victims of CIL Injustice in Waverley On July 15 2025, residents affected by Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) failures formally requested an independent…
Updated: Waverley Council Calls on Government to Re-think Housing Targets
By Chris Caulfield local democracy reporter Update: See Conservative comments added below. Waverley Borough Council has called on the Government to rethink housing targets that will do “unacceptable harm to…
Waverley Council Rejects Proposal for High-rise Flats in Farnham
By Chris Caulfield local democracy reporter Plans for 159 Farnham homes have been thrown out over fears the high-rise blocks would “dominate” the sky and blot out the sun for…
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